Seat Ibiza MK4 - Slammed On RH's - Big Build ! :)

[SteArch]

Hello all

Soo then....

Ill start off with the car standard and then how it is now, Then ill run through the build

Standard - 2003, 1.2, Bought as a non runner - Timing chained slipped

And months later it was transformed into this - Taken at Edition 38 2011

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This Build Thread Will Be Picture Heavy

So where to start then...

Came across this on Autotrader, First car, 1.2li, Cheap insurance, VW Audi group, Sounded good.

Got it back home and straight away started having a look under the bonnet, Well mainly my dad as he used to be a mechanic.

So we then found out the timing chain had slipped, Put the cams out of timing and bent 8 out of 12 valves, Sweet

Apparently this is a common fault.....So we bought the modifed chain tensioners from the Seat dealer and got to work

Got the engine running, And it was on the road!

1 Month later I crashed it Front bushes were worn - Round the corner, Sudden snap of oversteer = Into the ditch....

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The build started from here really, I was planning to keep the car standard TBH.

So I needed a front wing, Bonnet and front bumper to sort it out.

Ended up getting the wing, bonnet and bought a Facelift front bumper.

So while I was at it I ordered a facelift rear bumper and diffuser, Remus centre exit exhaust, Sideskirts, A Fresh standard interior And a set of FR wheels..

Then the parts were sent for painting..

Soon got to work fitting all the goodies, Mostly my dad as I was working.

Fitted some DRL's into the fogs..

Had the Roof painted Gloss Black along with the Wheels and Mirror covers, The Rubstips and Door handles were colour coded..

Getting some coilovers and lowering it was next..

Getting it Tracked..

Sorted

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I was pretty happy with the car, So I took some photo's on a nice sunny day..

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I thought the car was still looking abit - Out of the Factory TBH so got looking for some wheels..

Decided on these

Fully Refurbed and painted for a good price..

17' 8J ET - 60* I think

All new Bolts and Centre caps, Drove all the way to Southhampton to get these, 3 hours each way, But well worth it..

 

[SteArch]

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Ok so continuing on...

I got the wheels and some adaptors and mounted them up, 20mm at the front and 30mm the rear, With Faulken 195 40 17R all round to avoid the arches..

Took the car up to my mate Trigg to get it sitting Low..

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Really liked it, But with it being so low the driveshaft was hitting the chasis around bends and over bumps. So took it back up to Trigg to get the chasis Notched..

With the chasis now notched, The ride was much better, Also gave me a little more room to go lower, But with lowering it the front wheels had cambered at close to 3degrees so over every bump the inside's of the rims were hitting the struts...

To get round this I simply bought some new adaptors, 25mm front 40mm the rear, Also with spigot rings to elimate the wheel vibration caused by not having hubcentric adaptors..

The extra 5mm on the fronts worked and the extra 10mm on the rears made for a better stance..

So With everything sorted here's a few photo's...

Managed to get hold of some Twinlamp Cupra Xenon's off Ebay also, Dont ask how I just got lucky

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So with the exterior not far off completion, I started on the Interior,

Not wanting to go mad on colours or send the car off for someone else to do it, I got stuck in myself.

I'd Decided on a Black Suede Theme, With A couple of Porsche 911 Seats up front and a full Rear Bench Re-Trim..

So first off were the A Pillars

B Pillars

C Pillars and few other parts

Rear Quaters were smoothed of the tweeter housings and trimmed

Front Tweeter Covers

Made a holder for my iPhone, Just a mock up, Its going to be made with better quality..

Next was the Roof Lining - All grabs handle were smoothed out along with the sunvisors and centre sunvisor also

The standard interior light was drilled through and a DRL mounted, Looks good in the roof lining and is super bright

Roof Lining turned out really good, Really have to see it in the car TBH

All the parts about complete

So went a bought a couple of Porsche 911 seats

I Didnt really like the plastic on the back of the seat nor the pocket, So I took it off and trimmed it in suede..

All Finished, I though this looked much better, A nice touch to the interior also.

So, Im having the centre of the seats trimmed in Black Suede and the Rear Bench trimmed to something similar..

I sent the Rear bench and Fronts to Keith for Re-Trimming..

While I was waiting for the seats, We got to work on the sound system, JVC double din unit upfront with a pair of 6.5' Alpine type G speakers in the front doors followed by a couple of Alpine soft dome tweeters with crossovers mounted in the doors. In the back quaters was near the same, A pair of 6.5' Alpine type G speakers with intergrated tweeter as the tweeter housings were smoothed out earlier when the rear quaters were re-trimmed.

The quality was really good, Crisp on the top end and with enought bass thrown in there aswell, A small boot build with a subwoofer is still to come on the audio side, But for now very happy with the audio



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Anyway, the seats were soon back and we got straight to work in fitting all the interior parts and pillars.

Once the Roof Lining and all the other peices were in we unbolted the seats out..

Compared to the standard seat's they really did look good

The Dad got to work on the electrics for the front seats..

Finally got everything in, Looked like a completely new car..

Here's the Standard Fronts

And the 911's In there

And the Rear Bench Standard

And the New Bench in there

Really happy with how it turned out, Here's a few Photo's

So with the interior almost complete, I moved on to Tidying the car up..



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Starting with the Engine Bay..

Door and Hinge's..

Tailgate..

Tailgate still needs the paint tidying up from the roof overspray


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I had a bit off bad luck recently

Got the new bottom arm ordered and fitted..

So you're now up to date with me and my build


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How the car is today..

I will be putting the skirts back on tomorrow, Got some Dishes on the way to make the rears 9J so the car should be back to tip top condition soonish

Anyway future plans -

Dash still to be trimmed in suede
Wheels refurb'd, Mount the 9J wheels and get it stanced
MOMO Team 280mm steering wheel or Audi/VW wheel
Small boot build, To include a Sub
General tidy up off the car

Thanks for looking, Ill update this build thread as I update the car..

Please leave a comment, Im also on Edition38, IOC and SSS Thanks

 

[BeezaDave]

Wow! A lot of work done here, fair play.

 

[SteArch]

Wow! A lot of work done here, fair play.

Thank you, Yeah lots of work and more to come

 

[BeezaDave]

Thank you, Yeah lots of work and more to come

What's nextin the plans?

 

[ACGTRIDER]

wow i actually love this, this is one of the most inspirational builds i have seen, great work

 

[Seal_LCR]

Next mod should be a new front end off a bumper car save all the crashes lol!

Looks good mate loving the 911 seats

 

[ACGTRIDER]

wow i actually love this, this is one of the most inspirational builds i have seen, great work

 

[Jordanwaterhous]

When i first read the thread title. I thought this is going to be another idiot with some expensive wheels on standard ride heigh and it will look poop...



How wrong I was! Absolutely stunning little motor, would hate to think of the money you have spent on this!

I hope you're at Inters this weekend, I would love to see this in the flesh!

 

[xX usher Xx]

Seen the build thread on edition too, looks amazing mate, great transformation

 

[SteArch]

What's nextin the plans?

Get the Wheels sorted, Dishes should be here Monday so will make the rears 9J, Atm thats all im concentrating on, and getting the car straightend out and tidyed up
Ill keep you posted on my plans as I eat through my TO DO list

cheers

When i first read the thread title. I thought this is going to be another idiot with some expensive wheels on standard ride heigh and it will look poop...

How wrong I was! Absolutely stunning little motor, would hate to think of the money you have spent on this!

I hope you're at Inters this weekend, I would love to see this in the flesh!

Totally understand Glad you like it, TBH I no theres alot of work been done but I actually havent spent a stupid about on it I dont think I will As its still on steelies at the front and the bumpers are looking abit tatty atm, I wont take it to any shows until its back to its former glory lol, Thanks for your kind comment tho, Im itching to get it to the shows

wow i actually love this, this is one of the most inspirational builds i have seen, great work

Thanks very much

Next mod should be a new front end off a bumper car save all the crashes lol!

Looks good mate loving the 911 seats

Hahaha tell me about it, Steep learning curve, After putting so much time, money and effort into this I really have learnt my lesson now, Cheers, Yeah I think the 911's look good in there, TBH they look like they grew in there lol

And Ive just learnt how to multi quote lmao, save some time and looks tidier

 

[SteArch]

Seen the build thread on edition too, looks amazing mate, great transformation

Haha thank you, Yeah Edition was the birth place of my first build thread, Im glad you approve

 

[Tricksc]

alot of work has gone in to this build & the end result looks good.

 

[JonnyH10]

Might as well comment on here too

 

[SteArch]

alot of work has gone in to this build & the end result looks good.

Thank you very much

Might as well comment on here too

Might as well lol

 

[Tricksc]

just read your thread on edition should look great when you get the wheels 9inch wide.

 

[mk4 cupra]

That look well sexy mate well done my I ask how much where the porche front seats plus what rear seats did u use I really like that mate well done plus is that centre consel flocked or was it just me lol

 

[SteArch]

just read your thread on edition should look great when you get the wheels 9inch wide.

Thanks yeah I think so too

That look well sexy mate well done my I ask how much where the porche front seats plus what rear seats did u use I really like that mate well done plus is that centre consel flocked or was it just me lol

Cheers, The Porsche front seats were from a local Porsche breakers yard and bought for a stupidly low price, You can get hold of them off Ebay for anywhere between £200-£400 for a good set tho, The rear bench is the standard mk4 bench but ive had the middle seat belt and headrest taken out so its now been converted to 2 seats, The rear bench was just re-trimmed in the same materials as the front seats and to look something similar, The centre sound around the headunit I trimmed in the same material as the rest of the interior work, Took a while to do

Hope that help's

 

[fuzzy232]

nice bit of thought put into the interior. Love the suede theme, wish my engine bay was as clean as yours. its looks brand new haha

 

[SteArch]

nice bit of thought put into the interior. Love the suede theme, wish my engine bay was as clean as yours. its looks brand new haha

Thank you mate, Its easier than you think to get your engine bay spotless, Just give it a go